{"id":18589,"date":"2020-05-07T16:54:31","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T20:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=18589"},"modified":"2023-06-22T22:07:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T02:07:26","slug":"how-to-change-the-board-you-have","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/resources\/how-to-change-the-board-you-have\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change the Board You Have"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Recruiting and managing a nonprofit board of directors is a challenging job on a good day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may have wanted to improve your board before this global crisis hit.&nbsp; Can you still change the board you have?&nbsp; Yes!&nbsp;In this session, our special guest Rachel Muir, CFRE will show you how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recruiting, leading and developing a leadership team made up solely of volunteers is one of the most ambitious and daunting responsibilities a CEO or Executive Director will have.&nbsp; In  this session, you&#8217;ll learn the delicate art of managing your board and how to spark change to change the board you have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll discover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>How to create graceful exits for board members who need to go<\/li><li>How to use board assessments or surveys to spark the change you want in your board<\/li><li>Tools and templates to manage your board (including a sample board contract)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachel Muir knows boards\u2014she does tons of board retreats and training! In this session, she gives you the tools you need to turn the board you have into the board you&#8217;ve always dreamed about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to Change the Board You Have\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6puqTL97XLQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet the Speaker:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachel has worked every side of the Rubik\u2019s cube that is the nonprofit sector. When she was 26, Rachel Muir launched Girlstart, a nonprofit empowering girls in math, science, engineering, and technology in the living room of her apartment with $500 and a credit card. Several years later, she had raised over $10 million and was featured on Oprah, CNN, and the Today show. Her career spans running successful nonprofits, leading an online fundraising consulting practice, and managing major gift portfolios. Today, she transforms people into confident, successful fundraisers. Learn more about Rachel at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rachelmuir.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.rachelmuir.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>with Rachel Muir<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Change the Board You Have - Success Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rachel Muir knows boards! 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